Westfield Parramatta

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Westfield Parramattа
Westfield Parramattа
Facts and statistics
Owner The Westfield Group
No. of stores and services 515 [1]
No. of anchor tenants 11
Website westfield.com/parramatta

Westfield Parramatta is a shopping centre in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The centre is owned and managed by The Westfield Group and has a net leasable area of approximately 139,000 m² and built over five levels, as of October 2006 it contains 525 shops [2]. The centre is currently the third largest in Australia after Knox City Shopping Centre and Westfield Fountain Gate, both in Melbourne. It has the 2nd largest number of stores in Australia, after Westfield Bondi Junction. With a recent renovation complete it has allowed more stores and more room for consumers to shop as well as making it easier to access the station via public transport. The centre is connected to Parramatta railway station.

See: List of Shopping Centres in Australia by size

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[edit] Description

Westfield Parramatta, as seen from the bus stand at Parramatta railway station.
Westfield Parramatta, as seen from the bus stand at Parramatta railway station.

The centre has been redeveloped several times, most notably in 1994-1996 when the centre increased in size from approximately 80,000 m² to its current size of 126,000 m².[citation needed] It is the largest shopping centre in New South Wales. [3]

In 2006, Westfield opened a multi-cinema complex across Fitzwilliam Street from the main building, connected by a glass bridge from Level 4 of the main building to the complex. The Greater Union cinema complex contain 3 Gold Class Screens, 1 GMAX Theatre and 7 Normal Movie Cinemas. Greater Union opened on 22 June 2006.

The centre houses three McDonald's outlets — the most in any one building, and the highest density of outlets outside of the Sydney CBD.[citation needed]

[edit] Industrial disputes

In May 2003, the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union took action against Westfield Parramatta's cleaning contractor P&H Property Services, claiming employees are frequently paid late or on returning from vacations, which is in breach of their employment conditions. [4].

[edit] Community exhibitions

Westfield Parramatta, as a busy community thoroughfare, is used by community organisations to raise awareness of wide ranging issues. On November 2006, Federal Member for Parramatta Julie Owens opened the Seventy7 Shoes exhibition organised by YWCA to raise the issue of domestic violence [5].

[edit] Celebrity appearances

Due to the size of the centre stage area Westfield Parramatta is frequently visited by celebrities and media personalities. In 2006 this included Australian Idol contestants, Dean Geyer, Ricky Muscat, Jessica Mauboy, Chris Murphy and Damien Leith, with a crowd of about 5000 in attendance.

In July 2006, three actors from the popular Australian soap opera Neighbours visited the shopping complex: Sam Clark as Ringo Brown, Natalie Blair as Carmella Cammeniti and Stefan Dennis as Paul Robinson. [6] [7].

[edit] Stores

Major stores at the centre include:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Westfield
  2. ^ Will Castle Hill get Australia's biggest mall? - National - smh.com.au
  3. ^ http://westfield.com/corporate/pdf/reports/2005AnnualReports/Group_AR_210306.pdf
  4. ^ Westfield Cleaners to Down Mops. Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (2003-5-2). Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
  5. ^ Seventy7 Shoes Exhibition. YWCA (2006-10-6). Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
  6. ^ Daniel Dasey (2006-10-29). Keen teens scream for Dean. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
  7. ^ Stephen Corby (2006-10-29). Fans squeal for Idols. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.

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